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Flt-ANK X. MALOCSAY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y. ASSIGNOR OF ONE-SIXTH TO HIMSELF. ()NlE-iIXTIl TO EDWARD F. ROQS, ONE-SIXTH TO LOUIS F. ltOOS, Jlt, ONE-SIXTH TO PAUL SCHNITGER, ONE-SIXTH TO LOUIS F. ROOS, Sit, AND ON E-SIXTII TO EDWARD P. SCHNITGER, OF NEW YORK,

LABELING-MACHINE.

Specificationi of Letters Patent.

Patented June 4, 1907.

Application filed November 18,1905. Serial No- 287,994.

To all when it may concern.-

lie it known that l, FRANK X. MALocsAY, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, WiI'-iamsbridge, borough of the Bronx, in the county and State of New York, have invented a new and improved Labelhug-Machine, of wh ch the eseription.

My invention relates to a machine for applying labels to articles of various kinds. I

It is especially adapted, however, for applying them to the ends of cylindrical articles, like milk and other cans.

The principal objects of the invention are to provide means whereby an adhesive can be applied to cans or other articles, to provide for thereafter feeding and applying labels to the cans successively on 'rtlie por tion which is supplied with the adhesive, and to irovide means for manipulating the severaessent al parts of the machine and feeding the cans, both before and after the labels are applied..

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate correspondin; parts in all the Views.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a machine constructed in accordance with the principle of my invention; Fig. 2 is a plan of the same; Fig. 3 is an enlarged plan of a portion ofthe machine. which constitutes the main part of the label feeder; Fig. 4 is a sectional view on an enlarged scale, on the line 4-.4 of Fig. 2; Fig. 5 is aseetional view, on the line 5-5 of Fig. 2, and Fig. 6 is a sectional view, on the line (5-6 of Fig. 2.

()n reference to Fig, 6 it will be seen that l have provided a raceway 10 having a slanting portion 11 which feeds cylinders or cans onto a horizontal portion 12, and that the raceway terminates in a vertical portion 13. 'lhese several portions of the raceway may be designed to contain any desired number of cans, but it is convenient to make the horizontal portion, long enough to contain three cans, so that mste. can be applied to one, a label to anot \er, while the intermediate one is rest-in; between these two. Tho

vertical portion can contain any desired number of cans; 1 have shown it as being provided with two. For the purpose of feedin the cans or other articles, I have illustrate a carriage 14, which reciprocates across the raceway, preferably at the end-of the vertical portion. Thecarriage is provided with a receptacle 15 of such size andfshape as to receive a can. It is'als wovidedwith a plate 16, which, in the normal position of the -'60 carriage shown in Fig. 6, pro ects inwardly so as to hold the line of cans in an elevated position and prevent their falling into the carria e. This plate has a slot 16 into'which extends a in 14 on the carriage. This allows the piiite to remain in position to hold. the cans when the caniage moves until. a flange 15 on the rear of the carriage islin position to support them. The rear ofthe carriage comprises a slanting surface 17, and 7c the distance etween the top of this surface and the end of the late 16 is sufficient-to permit the passage 0 a can. When the carriage reciprocates to the right the plate-16 is withdrawn, and the can w ch was formerly held by it can enter the carriage inan obvious manner, rolling down the mclined surface 17. I have shown guides 18 for insuring the proper motion of the carriage.-'

For the purpose of moving the carriage, a link 19 is provided, this be iconnected' with a lever 20 which is mounte to oscillate on a shaft 21. connected with the Rlgiiily lever is an arm 22 w 'c isdesigned o'be operated by a face or other cam (not shown) on a main shaft 23. This main shaft is designed for operating all the princi al parts of the mechanism, and it 'is provi ed with a cam '24, in which moves a roller .25 mountedon a link .26 for the purpose. 'offoscfllating galever 271590" pivoted on a stud 28' on the'frame29 of the machine. These parts are designed for opcrating the devices for applying an adhesive, placing labels and fee'dingcans from the carriage 14. In order to accomplish all these re 5 suits, the lever 27 is connected by a link 30 with a movable cylinder 31. This cylinder is provided with. arms 32-which have perforations for receiving stationary guide-rods 33,

to insure a rectilinear reciprocating motion. 10o Within the cylinder is a stationary piston 34 on a-piston-rod 35. This piston-rod is piv- I oted, by means of a short shaft 36, on a sta tionary part of the frame. Connected with- Q sun,

the cylinder is an arm 37, on which is mounted a rod 38, this rod being provided with a carriage into a raceway 40 which is located adjacent to the firstmentioned raceway. This action is, of course, accomplished when the carriage is at theend of its stroke, register: ing with' an opening 41. in the wall of thd raceway. The cams on the main shaft are so designed as to provide for the occurrence of reciprocation of the rod 38 at this time. This also occurs simultaneously with the reciprocation of the cylinder 31, as the arm" 37 is attached thereto.

i will now describe the use of the piston and cylinder m applying an adhesive and labelsto the cans: Mounted on the movable cylinder is a bracket 42 having bearings 43 for a shaft 44 winch runs across the machine.

To tlliS-Sllitffis rigidly connected 9. segment.

having a projection 46 on one end, and a projection 47 on the other. These two pro- JUCiZlUHS are shown as being mounted substantialiy at right angles to each other, but the angle between the projections is dependent upon the amount of oscillation desired to be imparted to the shaft 44. It will be obvious that the reciprocation of the cylinder 31 carries -the shaft 44 and the se ment with it, and that as they move to tie left,- to the position shown in full lines in Fig. 5, the segment will engage a rack 48 or a guide -19 which is mounted in astationary position upon the frame. This causes the segment to be turned and the shaft to be oscillated through'said angle; in the present instance that angle is substantially 90 degrees. After the segment leaves the rack, the projection 46 slides along the guide 49 at the left, and moves under a companion guide 50, as is indicated in dotted lines at the left in Fig. 5. The motion of the shaft 44 will thus be clearly understood. During the first part of the movementto'the left it will operate without turning; it will then turn for about 90 degrees, and finally reach the position from which it continues to move to the left without-further turning, and the guide 50 prevents any further oscillation during the re? mainder of the reciprocation in .this direction. Upon the return motion, the sequence of events is reversed.

Upon-the shaft .44 is mounted a collar 51, which is irovided with a cylinder 52. In this eylinr er operates a'plu "or 53 bearing a head 54 which is provided with a pad 55 upon its face. These parts, of course, turn with the shaft 44, as they are secured to it, and it will be readily seen that the necessaryv opera-- tions forfeediug the pad toward a can (as is indicated in Fig. l turning the pad into properposilion. and pressingit against acan i re provided for.

It is desired that on the return motion, to the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 5, an adhesive should be applied to the pad, and for reasons which will appear later it is advisable that the pad should be lowered slightly on its reverse motion and then raised when it moves to the right. .For this purpose I have shown a collar 56 mounted loosely on the.

. shaft 44 and provided with a projection 57.

This projection has two extensions 58 and 59. The former extends in substantially a straight line with respect to the arm 57, and the latter is curved, having an outer surface eccentric with respect to the shaft. The projection 57 is also provided with a pin 60 which is designed to engage a stationary projection 61 mounted on the frame. The extension 59 is designed to operate against a roller 62 which is mounted on a shaft 63 in the plunger 53. This plunger is provided with an elongated slot 64 for receiving the shaft 63 and allowing it a slight reciprocating motion with respect-to the plunger. The G eration of these features is as follows:

hen the cylinder 31 and attached parts reaches-the extreme rear end of its stroke, and certain parts are in the position shown in' dotted lines in Fig. 5, the projection 57 engages a stud 65 on the f rame. and the ext-cusion 59 is thus forced inwardly so as to engage the roller 62 and force the shaft 63 upwardly in the slot (54, to its extreme position. The parts remain in this position until thesegment turns nearly into a horizontal posi-- tion at the other end of the stroke, and then the pin 60 engages the projection 61 and moves the extension 59 out of contact with the roller 62, which permits the head 54 to be withdrawn toward the cylinder 52 upon the application of pressure. through the head to the end of the can in the raceway. During the stroke of these parts from the position shown in dotted lines to that shown in full lines, an adhesive is applied to the pad 55.' For the purpose of accomplishing this .result Ihave shown an adhesive tank 66 on an ex-' tension 67 of the frame. 'At the bottom of this tank is an adhesive-applying roller 68. This rolleris mounted at the mouth of the tank in such a manner as to substantially fill it, and an adjustable plate 69 is pivoted upon the interior of the tank and adjusted by means of a screw 70 in such a manner as to afford any desired opening between it and the surface of the roller. The roller is mounted upon a shaft 71 and is designed to be turned so as to constantly supply an adhesive in a position below the tank, where it" can be taken off by the pad. It is preferable that the motion of the pad to the right should rotate the roller, and for that reason the mechanism described above for'lowering the pad when it moves to'the left has been adopted. With '1 his construct ion the pad will rotate the roller in a constant direction so that an adhes ve a can be fed; through a raceway, supplied with of this invention is obtained, whether ,the

be seen that I have provided means whereby 'kind have been overcome, and that a 'most ortion and a ortion extendin downwardly p b mg a label from the receptacle 80, a guide 109 is located on'the extension 67. This guide has a horizontal portion 110 and an inclined portion 111 for receivinga roller 112, mounted on a shaft 113 on the plunger 104.

From an observation of the exclusive con struction which has been illustrated by means of the mechanism shown in the d rawings and the description above given, it will cans or other cylindrical or rolling objects paste, their with labels, and finally dischargedinto anotherraceway adjacent to the first, by means of which they are delivcred from the machine. It will also be seen that the many diiliculties which have heretofore been encoimtered in machines of: this efficient device for carrying out the objects machine is constructed in accordance with my drawings or not, so long as the principle of the invention is maintained.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. A labeling machine having a raceway supplied with a slanting portion, a horizontal from the on of the horizontal portion, means for labeling articles resting in the horizontal portion a second raceway adjacentto the first, and a carriage movable from the end of the third portion of the first raceway to the second raceway.

2. A labeling machine having a raceway provided with a downwardly-extending portion, a second raceway located in a plane parallel to the first, a carriage having a plate projecting inwardly from one edge, said plate being adapted to prevent the descent 0f an article from the first raceway into the carriage when the carriage is directly under the same, the carriage also being provided with a slanting rear surface opposite said plate. and means for moving the carriagr rom the 'end of the downwardly-extcnding portion of the first raceway into registration with the second raceway.

3. A labeling machine having a raceway provided with a dowm 'ardly-cxtcnding portion at one end. and a carriage movable under the end of said downwardly-extcnding portion, said carriage being provided with means, in its upper portion, for supporting articles in the downwardly-efitending por tion of the raceway when the carriage is in position under said portion, the carria e also being provided with an out\vardly-slanting surface opposite said means, whereby,

when the carriage is moved in one direction l to a slight tll$i';lll(( lrom the center of the downwardly cxtcndmg port 111 oi the race-,-

across the first raceway and into registration with the second, said carriage having a slanting rear surface means for uiding said carriage to move in a str'aightdine, and a plate projecting into the first race-way over a part of the carriage. I, I

5. In a labeling machine, the combination of a reciprocable carria e, a plunger reciprocable across the path of the carriage, a main shaft, two eccentrics on said shaft,a lever connected with said plunger and with one of said eccentrics, and a lever connected-.with the carria e and with theother eccentric. 6. A la eling machine comprising a raceway adapted to receive cylindricalarticles, means for applying paste to the end of an article supported in the raceway, and means for simultaneously applyinga label to an art-icle supported at another point in the raceway, said paste-applyin means comprising a reciprocable frame, and a head oscillatably mounted on the frame and adapted to support a pad.

7. -A labeling machine comprising a reciprocable frame, a shaft mounted thereon, a head connected with said shaft, means for turning said shaft during the reciprocation of theframe, and means for elevating said head during the stroke of the frame and depressing it durin the return stroke,

8. A abeling machine comprising a reciprocable frame, a shaft moimted thereon, a cylinder connected with the shaft, a head adapted to reciprocate in said cylinder and provided with a projection, a projection oosely connected with said shaft and having an eccentric portion adapted to engage said projection on the head, means for forcing said eccentric portion into engagement with the irojection on the head at one end of the strolre of the frame, and means for disengaging it therefrom near the other end of the strok I 9. A labeling machine comprising a movable frame, a shaft mounted thereon, a cylinder secured'to the shaft, a headed plunger in the cylinder, the plunger having a roller projecting through the side of the cylinder. a collar loosely mounted on the shaft and having an eccentric projectionadaptcd,to engage said roller for holding the-plunger in an extended position with respect to the cylinder, means mounted in a stationary position for forcing said-eccentric projection into eng1gcment with the roller, and means carried by said frame for forcing the eccentric projection out of engagement with the roller at a different point in the stroke of the frame.

.10. Alabolingnnv-iiinc compri igs v able frame, a shaft journaled thereon, a gear segment connected with said shaft and having two projections (wt-ending therefrom at. 'an angle to each other, means for applying an adhesive connected with said shaft, a sta- 1 from engagement with the roller during motien of the frame in another direction.

12. A labeling machine comprising a movable f ramc, an adhesive-ap )lying device oscillatably mounted on said frame, a receptacle for an adhesive, a roller mountcdin said receptacle and projecting therefrom, means for moving said adhesive-a )plying device into engagement with said roller, and means for rotating the roller, comprising a shaft on which the roller is mounted, a second shaft, and means for connecting said shafts together.

13. A labeling machine comprising a movable frame, an adhesive applying device mounted thereon, a receptacle for an adhesive having an open bottom, a roller mounted in said bottom, and an 'a'djustable plate in said receptacle for closing the space between the roller and the wall of the receptacle.

14. A labeling machine comprising a movable frame, an adhesive a plying device mounted thereon, a rcceptaclb for an adhesive having an open-bottom, a roller mounted in said bottom, an adjustable plate in said rcce t-acle for closing the space between the re ler and the wall of the receptacle, and a labeling device mounted on said frame.

15. A labeling machine comprising a movable frame, an adhesive applying dex ice mounted thereon, a receptac e for an adhesive having an open bottom, a roller mounted in said bottom an adj ust-able plate in said recc )tacle for closing the space between the roller and the wall of the receptacle, and a labeling device mounted on said frame, saidlabeling device comprising an oscillatable head ada ted to carry labels.

16. A abelim machine comprising a reciprocable cylinder, a stationary piston therein, a shaft mounted in bearin s on the cylinder, a tUlMtCOllflOtfiiHg the cylinder with said shaft, this shaftbcing provided with a chamber communicating with said tube, a hollow head connected with the shaft and in com-' muniration with said chambenand a perforated pad on the head.

17. A labeling machine comprising a re- .cipr matingcylinder, a stationary piston within the cylinder, a hollow head, means forconnccting said head with the cylinder whereby a vacuum is produced in the head during the stroke of the cylinder, a perforated pad mounted on said head for carrying labels, a frame mounted on said cylinder and movable therewith, a receptacle for labels mo untcd on said fran'ie, and a series of tongues movable into the receptacle for supporting the labels.

18. A labeling machine comprising a movable frame, a receptacle. for labels mounted thereon, a stationary guide, a series of tongues adapted to project into the receptacle, and levers for operating said tongues, said levers being provided with an arm ongaging said guide.'

10. A labeling machine comprising a movablc-roceptaclcforlabels, two pairs of tongues adapted to be projected into said receptacle for supporting the labels,- and means for projecting the tongues on opposite sides into the receptacle and withdrawing the other tongues during the reciprocation of the receptacle.

20. A labeling machine comprising a movable r ceptacle for labels,-two pairs of tongues adapted to be projected into said receptacle for supporting the labels, and means for projecting the tongues on opposite sides into the receptacle and withdrawing the other tongues during the reciprocation of the receptacle,

said means comprising a series of levers for operating the tongues, a projection on one of said levers, and a stationary guide for receiving said projection, said guide having a. straight portion and an offset portion.

21. In a labeling machine, .the combination of a receptaclefor labels, a pair of tongues on opposite sides of the receptacle, levers for connecting said ton ues together and simultaneousl y moving fhem both inwardly and outwardly, a second pair of tongues located at .an angle with respect to the first-mentioned tongues, a pair of levers for simultaneously operating the second pair of tongues, and means for operating the first set of levers 'to force the first set of tongues inward] y and simultaneously opcratin the second pet of levers to force the secom set of tongues out.- wardly. I

22. In a labeling machine, the combination of a movable receptacle, two sets of tongues adapted to pro ect into the receptacle, and means for simultaneously moving said tongues, said means com risi r a guide having a straight portion and an 0 set portion, and a lever in said uide, said lever being pivoted'at a point a jacent' to the offset portion and having two arms at an angle to each other, and a spring for drawing one of said1 arms toward the straight side of the 11 e. V g1 23. A labeling machine having a stationary raceway, a second stationary raceway adjacent thereto, a carriage movable across said ravi \\"a \'s, and mechanism co-acting directly with said sceond'raceway and with 5 said carriage 'l'or 'l'orcing an article from said carriage into said second raweway.

.124. A labeling machine having two sta-' tionary race\\'a s located in parallel planes, a carriage, means lor moving the carriage 10 from oneraceuay to the other, and mechan- 15 tion of a movable receptacle for labels, a pair of tongues, a second pair of tongues, means tor smudtaneously pro ecting the hrst pair ol tongues into the receptacle and for withdrawing the second panof tongues. outwardly lrom the receptacle. said means comprising a lever connected with the receptaclehaving a projection, a guide for s id projection, said guide having a straiiilTffiortion and an oll'set portion, and a pivoted layer for directing said projection from the straight portion into the offset portion.

in testimony who-reel l have signed my name to this specilication in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

FRANK X'. MALOCSAY. Wi tnesses I JNo. M. .Rrrmn, ALBERT l". FAY. 

